Improvement in feed-rollers for planing-machines



PATENT- OFFICE SAMUEL n. BROWN AND HENRY W. MEYER, 0F D YToNQoHIo.

' =imPRo'v MENT m FEED-ROLLERS FoR PLANm'e-MAcHmEs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent Not 158,67, dated JanuaryNovember 30, 1874.

ers for Planing-lllachines, of which the following is aspecitication:

In "the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 repiresents asecti'onal sideelevation of our improved roller for planingl-tmaehinessand Fig. -2,vertical transverse ,iithe'line cm, Fig. 1, v

Similar letters of reference indicate corre-, spending parts.

section of the same on The object otour' invention is to so improve -thefeed or pressure rollers of planin g-machines that the stuff may be fedto the knives with "greater rapidity and ease, and ,be' guided ,to ifthe planing-knives, whetherbeing of uniform :.t -hickn ess or not, so asto avoid lead work and git-lie danger of spoiling it altogether.flOurinvention consists of a feedi or, pressure v roller for planingmachines, made of an interio'r cushioning-sleeve'of elastic materialplaced "firmly uponthe shaft, and covered by a series of outer metallicrings. V In the drawing-,Artaprsents the shaft of a feed or. pressureroller; B, thev sectional or sle'evashaped packing or cushion of rubberor other elastic material, fitted to the round, square, or otl1ershaft 45; }-in sucha; manner that its turningl or slipping-j on] theshaft isprevented; ,T l1e -'elastic' packing "ormat'erial V 1 interfering withthe 12, 1875; application filed B may also be made in one piece, themetallic 5 rings 0 beingplaced over the same Sidewise' allows theholding andfeeding of a number of pieces of stuff of uneven thicknesswithout planing-machine;

The friction upon the shaft-produced by the I rubber confined within therings is so power ful that the operation of feeding the stall is greatlyfacilitated and accelerated, while the .Having thus described ourinvention, we

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentv I The combination'of the shaft A, elastic'pack- .ing-disks B, and outer metalliccovering-rings I (l, substantially as herein shown and described,

for the purpose specified. I SAMUEL N. BROWN;-

- HENRY N. MEYER. Witnesses: I t THQS. BROWN,

JNo. M. P ELrs.

'of each other, and made either smooth or:

regular working of the metallic covering rings make these i rollers moredurable by protecting the inner packing,

